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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Palaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palaver comes to the cage accompanied by Pregador Luo - Bate Pesadao. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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171 cm
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205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Palaver! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Almeida! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Almeida gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Palaver trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Almeida lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Palaver! Almeida tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Palaver keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Almeida punching from mount but Palaver doing a good job of avoiding damage. Almeida looking to control but Palaver is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Almeida throws some wild stikes that Palaver manages to avoid easily.
Palaver really is a fat lump. Almeida working for a guillotine from mount but Palaver is in no mood to give up. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Almeida working for a submission but Palaver is keeping him at bay. Almeida has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Palaver is looking to improve his position but Almeida isn't that keen on the idea. Almeida looking to isolate an arm here. Palaver doesn't see it coming and as Almeida extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Almeida!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thiago Almeida!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
44% |
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